Usage of the character 孰
shú
孰
[孰]
- who
- which
- what
shúliào
孰料
[孰料]
- who would have thought?
- who could have imagined?
- unexpectedly
shúzhēnshújiǎ
孰真孰假
[孰真孰假]
- what is true and what is fake
shúyōushúliè
孰优孰劣
[孰優孰劣]
- which of the two is better?
shìkěrěn,shúbùkěrěn
是可忍，孰不可忍
[是可忍，孰不可忍]
- if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom)
- enough is enough
rénfēishēng'érzhīzhīzhě,shúnéngwúhuò
人非生而知之者，孰能无惑
[人非生而知之者，孰能無惑]
- Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
- We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈／韩愈 ( Hán Yù))